Siege of Marchiennes
| Siege of Marchiennes (1712) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the War of the Spanish Succession | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 France |
 Dutch Republic Prussia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Duc de Villars |
Major-General von Berkhoffer | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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22,000 20 artillery pieces[1] |
7,000 100 artillery pieces[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 400 killed and wounded[1] | 7,000 killed and captured[1] | ||||||
The siege of Marchiennes was a siege of the city of
Allied-controlled fortifications after a 5-day siege, with the 7,000-strong Dutch-Prussian garrison under Major-General von Berkhoffer
either killed, wounded or taken prisoner.
References
- ^ a b c d Bodart 1908, p. 168.